Sen. Obama, from an interview with CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo.
Well, look, there’s no doubt that anything I do is going to be premised on what the economic situation is when I take office. I’m going to be sworn in in January, we don’t know what the economy’s going to look like at that point.
Archive for March, 2008
Just Repeat: The Surge Is Working, The Surge Is Working
March 27th, 2008
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Wheeeeee!
Iraq’s prime minister vowed Thursday to fight “until the end” against Shiite militias in Basra despite protests by tens of thousands of followers of a radical cleric in Baghdad and deadly clashes across the capital and the oil-rich south.
Mounting anger focused on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who is personally overseeing operations against the militias dominated [...]
Skins Vs. Giants Kicks Off NFL Season
March 26th, 2008
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There will be blood.
Jason Reid has confirmed that the Redskins and New York Giants will play in the NFL season opener Thursday (Sept. 4) at Giants Stadium. An official announcement is expected to come Monday at the annual owners’ meetings in Florida.
Hillary’s Richie Rich Club Whines Again
March 26th, 2008
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Remember, they seriously think its their party — to the point where they think they can tell the Speaker of the House what she can and cannot say. The nerve. The entitlement.
Twenty top Hillary fundraisers and donors have sent a scathing private letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, chastising her for publicly saying that the [...]
John McCain Is Really Old
March 26th, 2008
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From his speech today in which he reaffirmed his commitment to at least 100 years in Iraq:
When I was five years old, a car pulled up in front of our house in New London, Connecticut, and a Navy officer rolled down the window, and shouted at my father that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor.
He [...]
Missy Higgins – Scar
March 26th, 2008
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I never, ever post about music here because I’m not big into music. That said, I recently discovered Missy Higgins and I listen to this song – Scar – about 10,000 times a day now. That is all.
Photo Released By Sen. Clinton’s Campaign Depicting Her Time As First Lady
March 26th, 2008
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Yi-yi-yi!
The campaign also released this secret footage of Sen. Clinton’s trip to the Balkans…
Hillary Clinton Pushes American Spectator Smear Job On Obama Adviser
March 26th, 2008
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It’s time for that woman to go. Don’t let the door hit you. The Clinton era of presidential politics is over. Over.
More from Kevin Drum and Atrios.
DC Killing Batman?
March 26th, 2008
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In light of the very stupid “deaths” of Superman and Captain America (as well as multiple deaths for the Flash), this would be incredibly stupid. It’s just the height of unimaginative thinking. It’s one thing to kill of Robin or Bucky (although that doesn’t quite work since both Bucky and Jason Todd came back to [...]
More Actual Science For The Deniers
March 26th, 2008
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The climate crisis continues.
Some 220 square miles of ice has collapsed in Antarctica and an ice shelf about the size of Connecticut is “hanging by a thread,” the British Antarctic Survey said Tuesday, blaming global warming.
“We are in for a lot more events like this,” said professor Ted Scambos, a glaciologist at the National Snow [...]
The Real Emboldenment Effect
March 25th, 2008
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If there is a crackpot theory about Iraq to be pushed, you can be sure Glenn Reynolds will be on the front lines of it. This go-around is about some study showing a correlation between terrorist emboldenment and access to the western press. But you know what really emboldens terrorists?
Stupid presidents, other moronic leaders who [...]
Shia Uprising?
March 25th, 2008
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Remember, the surge is working. Why? Because George Bush and John McCain say so. And the Easter Bunny.
Hillary Clinton’s Spiritual Adivsor Doug Coe And His Curious Admiration For Nazis And Communist Killings
March 25th, 2008
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Hillary Clinton on Doug Coe
“[Doug Coe is] a unique presence in Washington: a genuinely loving spiritual mentor and guide to anyone, regardless of party or faith, who wants to deepen his or her relationship with God.”
Doug Coe
“Jesus says, ‘You have to put me before other people, and you have to put me before yourself.’ Hitler, [...]
Clinton Echoes Rove, Hannity
March 25th, 2008
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Guess the pressure of the Bosnia lie was heating up, so Sen. Clinton goes to the well again.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton broke her week-long silence Tuesday morning about Senator Barack Obama’s relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, saying that she would have changed churches if her pastor had made the racially divisive and anti-American remarks [...]
N****r, N****r, N****r
March 25th, 2008
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Or, the Republican battle plan for this fall versus Barack Obama. You knew it was going to go this way. They can’t help themselves.
